Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-28
WOMAN'S WORK.
Annual Convention Of the WOman's
Presbyterian Board Of Missions of
the Northwest at DavenpOrt--Yes-
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the Northwest at DavenpOrt---Yes-
terday's Exercises.
| The first day of the annual meeting of
the Woman's Presbyterian Board of
Missions of the Northwest, at Davenport
yesterday, was attended by about four
hundred delegates, from Ohio. Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Illinois. Iowa,
Minnesota, Dakota. Montana, Colorado
and Nebraska and Rock Island is well
represented II is really one of the largest
meetings in the history of the board
! The assembage was called to order at
$50 O'Clock by Mrs. BENZ Douglas. of
Chicago. president of the board. The
opening hymn Come Thou Almighty
King, was given, and after scripture read
ing and the invoking of the Divine bless
ing, the assemblage sang hymn written
especially for the occasion by Rev NJ,
W. Stryker of Chicago, Arouse Thy
Church Almighty God" Mrs C. E.
Putnam delivered the address of well
come, who said 10 the course of her re-
marks;
| No merely formal words of welcome
will adequately express the depth of feel
ing with which we greet the members of
this convention When we consider the
importance of the great work in which
you are engaged, extending rs it does
over the known world, and reaching in
its influences through the circles of eter>
nifty, the occasion seems freighted with
peculiar significance, and upon each of
us is impressed important obligations.
The ladies of this church have for months
been looking forward with prayerful in
terest to this meeting of workers in the
cause of missions, whose visible prese nee
here today may be counted by hundreds.
but whose invisible presence in the pray ,
ers OF the absent members may be nuns
bered by thousands As see before me
now so many of those devoted women
who have been long engaged, through
this beneticient organization. in extend
ing the benefits of a Christian civilization
over the world, my heart misgives me
from fear that my words NAV fail t0 con~
vev to you the depth and fullness of our
greeting
1t has been our endeHvur in preparing
entertainment for you to so arrange that
| while engrossed with arduous dulles, in
volvlng questions of deepest moment,
the greatest possible comfort should per
sonally be secured to each of YOU hence il
is with the greatest pleasure we welcome
You to our homes--not only the homes
of members of the Presbyterian church,
but of the churches of other denomiua
tons in our city As also of the churches
in our sister city of Rock Island The
ladies of the latter city, indeed, have
volunteered to furnish all the refresh
ments, and thus you will be able TO EN-
ploy the midday repast in cementing
pleasant friendships.
The response was made hv Mrs George
Latin, of Chicago. There were greetings
from other boards, and the presidents
annual address was delivered by Mrs
Douglas, of Chicago
The address opened with an enthuslas-
tic greeting to the delegates, and then
asked: What is il that has called so many
of US away for a time from children and
homes; from the boundaries of northern
Minnesota to those of southern Illinois.
from Ohio on the east to Montana on the
west, and brought US to this favored
central spot on the banks of the Misss
sippi. We do not hesitate to declare our
object in coming together; we are no
band of consprators plotting against a
nations peace; we advocate no high
flown theories of the inalienable rights of
man to govern himself unrcstrained by
any over ruling power; we are not social
lists or anarchists; We do not 90 into hid
ing; we openly avow ourselves to be ar
dent and intense loyallsts; we have Il
sovereign whom we adore-one Jesus
and We are come to speak of the things
touching the King. We are confident
that His dominion is an everlasting do
mInion, and His kingdom that which
shall not be destroyed But we see not
. yet all things put under Him All PEG
pies. nations and languages do not serve
Him; nine tenths of the inhabitants OF
His own inheritance acknowledge no al
leglance to Him =" And then the condi
ton of the Lords kingdom on earth was
U most eloquentIy portrayed. There wa'
description of the mission work under the
p, auspices of this society in the various
i heather lands
+ The report of home secretaries WAS
read by Mrs. Campbell of Chicago. TIL,
: report showed that while during the first
year of the boards work, it raised abou
, 81, 900, it accumulated 1868, 600 last year
about $46,0O0 given directly to tn,
3 board of foreign missions on the SAINT
: field One hundred new auxiliaries have
been organized during this year, tn.
number being 1929 against 500 last year
The women's board in the United States
raised 1924, 600 last year. The report Of
the foreign secretaries was read by Mrs
, Bancroft, of Evanston, Ill. 1t contained
tidings from mission stations in Mexico
Brazil, Colombia and other South Ameri.
= states, Japan, Africa, China, Syria
Persia, SIAM India, Canton, Shanghai.
The annual report of the treasurer
Mrs. G. B. Farwell. of Chicago, showed
4 total receipts of S67, 554 Al; disburse
?. ments, S67, 46012
/ At the services last night Trinity choi
II took part, The convention is in session
again today.
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